Tamar House Nursing Home

175 Old Ferry Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6BN

01752843579

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

31 October 2022

Provider

Mrs M Y and Mr Mark Beaumont

Beds

21 beds

About Tamar House Nursing Home

Tamar House Nursing Home brings nursing care to the beautiful county of Cornwall, offering families in the area a local option when a loved one needs more support. The team there understands how much it means to find a place that feels right, and they work to make residents feel at home in a familiar part of the world. For families beginning this journey, knowing that care is close to home can make a real difference.

Tamar House Nursing Home provides personal and nursing care to older people and those living with dementia, with capacity for 21 residents. At inspection, 17 people were using the service.

Inspectors identified concerns with medicine management, finding that records were not always accurate and medicines requiring stricter controls were not managed according to legal requirements. The manager took immediate action to audit these medicines and correct the records. Some residents requiring bed-based care had been assessed as needing pressure relieving mattresses to help prevent pressure injuries.

Source: CQC inspection report, 26 November 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilities

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 21 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · PL12 6BN

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 26 November 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 31 October 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
CaringPublished 22 November 2018: Good
ResponsivePublished 22 November 2018: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Tamar House Nursing Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Tamar House Nursing Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Tamar House Nursing Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Tamar House Nursing Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees